Testimonies for the Church, Volume 2 - Ellen G. White

gratitude to God is awakened in their hearts, and
they are joyful in the tribulation which they
experience while pressed by the enemy. These
willing servants are gaining an experience and
forming a character which will do honor to the
cause of God.
The present is a season of solemn privilege and
sacred trust to the servants of God. If these trusts
are faithfully kept, great will be the reward of the
faithful servant when the Master shall say: "Give
an account of thy stewardship." The earnest toil,
the unselfish work, the patient, persevering effort,
will be rewarded abundantly; Jesus will say:
Henceforth I call you not servants, but friends,
guests. The approval of the Master is not given
because of the greatness of the work performed,
because many things have been gained, but
because of the fidelity in even a few things. It is
not the great results we attain, but the motives from
which we act, that weigh with God. He prizes
goodness and faithfulness more than the greatness
of the work accomplished.
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